Who is teaching you to live and love? Or better yet, who are you teaching to live and love?

Today is my grandmother's birthday. She was born Marjorie Catherine Craig on February, 19, 1914. We called her Mam-mama and even though she passed away seventeen years ago I miss her terribly.

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Many people are familiar with the "bucket list" made popular by the movie of the same name. It's a list of things someone wants to do before they die... or kick the bucket. I haven't gotten around to creating a bucket list yet, but I do have a "ball drop list."

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There he was, blood dripping from his nose and running around the corners of his mouth...as he laughed and talked. I could not hear what he was saying but his bloodied football uniform and animated gestures clearly told the story of a battle that had been fought - a story he was sharing with his teammates.

And that's how wounds arrive, isn't it? Battles are fought in our day to day lives. Sometimes these battles are against disease or depression. Sometimes we fight for our marriages, our jobs or our families. Sometimes we may not feel like we had a chance to fight at all, but the wounds still come. This is life on planet earth - what the scriptures refer to as "the land of the living."

It doesn't always feel like living, though. And many Read more »

Halloween is a fun time of year. I've noticed lately that stores seem to be competing to see who can be the scariest. In some cases it is almost humorous. I mean, really, how scary can you make a Krispy Kreme store? And If you think about it, it's really a losing battle. Some places are just plain scary even without Halloween decorations. Here is my list of places that are scary any time of year. Read more »

Many of us claim to be good listeners, but do we listen to the silence? How many people do we overlook simply because they retreat into silence?

I have not updated my personal blog in over a month. There are several reasons for that including a crazy overseas travel schedule, sickness and the craziness of having kids in school. But those things happen a lot for me and have not hindered me in the past. The real reason for my silence has been depression. Read more »